NewsMay 7, 2008
Newton Co. remains that of homicide victim
NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) -- A bullet was found in a skull that was among the skeletal remains found in Newton County and the cause of death has been ruled a homicide. Sheriff Ken Copeland said in a statement Wednesday that the bullet showed up in X-rays taken during an autopsy in Springfield...
NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) -- A bullet was found in a skull that was among the skeletal remains found in Newton County and the cause of death has been ruled a homicide.
Sheriff Ken Copeland said in a statement Wednesday that the bullet showed up in X-rays taken during an autopsy in Springfield.
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Copeland said the age, gender and time of death have not been determined and further study by an anthropologist will be needed.
The remains were found Tuesday along a road north of Missouri 86 near Granby.
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